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ONCE UPON A TIME IN ITAQ

ONCE UPON A TIME IN IRAQ

Director: James Bluemel
Mini SeriesGB 20202x59' (5x59')English subs.
Monday, 5. Oct 2020, 19:30
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IN COOPERATION WITH ARTE UND BBC STUDIOS

There have been many films about the Iraq war, but this five-part BBC documentary series is special. Director James Bluemel puts interviews with the people involved in the war itself front and centre. And he has found some fascinating witnesses, from the singer of an Iraqi metal band to the US officer who transformed from war hero to war sceptic. The naivete with which America stumbled into this war really comes through: militarily they were untouchable, but they had no plan for what to do after they had won.

Director
James Bluemel
Producers
Jo Abel
Executive Producers
Hamish Fergusson, Clare Sillery, Andrew Palmer, Will Anderson
Cinematography
Alex Hudson, Oliver Weitzel, Petra Graf, Robert Newman, Dhafir Ayad
Editing
Simon Sykes, Will Grayburn
Music
Simon Russell
Sound
Matt Skilton
International Sales
BBC Worldwide